Paul van Dyk

Paul Van Dyk can be seen wearing Sony MDR-7506s in this picture.

"In terms of recording and producing music I have been using Logic since 1995," he explains in a recent video interview with Euphonix, "and when I first saw the Euphonix System 5-MC, this oversized remote controller, I was totally blown away, it's absolutely fantastic. You have the real feel of one of those big mixing desks. Music has a lot to do with feel and in order to mix it down properly you just need something like this."

Paul van Dyk confirmed that he uses Apple MainStage 2 while performing live in this interview and added "What I really like about MainStage is how you can layer the sounds together."

Asked about his original production gear, Paul van Dyk states, "It was on an old Atari ST 1024 using Notator, connecting everything via MIDI, and of course the JX-1."

“I’ve been using Logic since the mid-90s. I really like some of the stuff that comes with it - like the compression. So, sometimes I make a track, take all the channels, render them down in Ableton and then put everything into Logic and mix it all down in there. How much I use it depends on the track - if I want a certain sound that I can’t get anywhere else, I’ll do it in Logic. But it’s become more and more a secondary program in my studio.”

You can see the Mixer Reference in the back

“I like all Rob Papen’s stuff, and SubBoomBass is one of my favourites. There are some really great bass sounds in there. The sequencer is a cool, funky, creative tool to play around with - it enables you to have some creative moments just by trying things out. I used it for the bassline on Rock This from the new album - it’s a dirty, farty bass.”

Original source here.

At 2:16 PVD says, "I have the VCM-600 over here, which is like a phenomenal trigger and it sort of gives me even more controller over more channels so I can actually put even more together."

"I’ve used both [Traktor and Serato] before and I was probably one of the first DJs who started to play with Traktor. This was about 8 years ago, so back then I had some technical issues. Later I discovered Serato which I found much more stable at the time. Again, this is from 8 years ago... I can’t make any assessment of how it is now. But I really enjoyed using Serato."

"Basically from my first trip to Japan I bought myself a 303, 909 and 808. Then I got a Juno-?60 and Juno-106."

Around 9:24 of the video "Paul van Dyk - Live @ Beatport Office in Berlin (09-26-2012)," he can be seen using the Allen & Heath Xone:4D. It appears to be customized for him, with his name written near the right edge of the controller.

At :25s of this video Paul shows us his Novation ZeRO saying "this is a controller that actually controls patterns and recording modes and also other stuff."

In a DJ TechTools article by Dan White, Paul van Dyk is featured using the Sony MDR-V6 Dynamic Stereo Headphones as part of his DJ setup.

Seen here using Pioneer headphones during one of his LIVE sets.

"I’ve used both [Traktor and Serato] before and I was probably one of the first DJs who started to play with Traktor."

"Basically from my first trip to Japan I bought myself a 303, 909 and 808."

"I don’t even know how many soft synths I have!! Obviously, I use Sylenth and Nexus."

“Most of the stuff is not samples, it’s all tweaked synthesizer. In Logic I use the ES1, ES2, EVP88 and the like.”

At :05s of this video, Paul shows us his custom Xone and says "This is a custom made mixer, even it has my name on it, which is pretty cool."

Paul van Dyk uses Ableton live 9 to DJ his set at Creamfields. You can see it running clearly at 5:40. You can recognize it's Live 9 by the gray interface.

He is using all the aira system in the picture

“I have a clear idea about how things should sound, so before I start, I put Ozone in on a very neutral level. Then I produce against the mastering, so that everything still sounds as crisp and cool and not crunched or punched, but is already being compressed. In the end, everything sounds the way I want it without afterwards putting compression on it. Why do I like it so much? It just makes amazing sounds. If you have a production where the vocals are a little low, you can really get something out of it. And if you use it not for mastering but, for example, put it on some hats or something, you get some amazing stereo imaging - wide open space.”

"I don’t even know how many soft synths I have!! Obviously, I use Sylenth and Nexus"

When asked about his first production equipment, Paul van Dyk says, "It was on an old Atari ST 1024 using Notator, connecting everything via MIDI, and of course the JX-1."

"In the production field, the entire Waves bundle... On my journey of discovering sounds, everything I find I get!"

Paul van Dyk uses a pair of Apple MacBook Pros during his performances, as seen in a photo from his Instagram post about #UltraBsAs.

“In Logic I use the ES1, ES2, EVP88 and the like.”

"I have 19 software synths installed and I have two MIDI keyboards, so I play a lot of things live. I also have a UC-33 controller, an Akai controller and some other things that I can play with when I’m up there. With all these things I’m able to do some crazy stuff."

In this Rukes photo, you can see the white Axiom Pro 25 used by Paul Van Dyk in front of his laptop, to the right of his APC20, and to the left of his Xone controller.

PvD is seen with a pair of black Beats Mixrs in this TomorrowLand 2014 video.